Re: acpi0 device

Reply: Polytropon : "Re: acpi0 device"
In reply to: Rocky Hotas : "acpi0 device"
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From: Doug McIntyre <merlyn_at_geeks.org>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 19:03:33 UTC

On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 01:27:30PM +0100, Rocky Hotas wrote:
> But what does it exactly represent? Is it just a logical starting point
> for the device tree, or is there some physical device behind it?

Its the abstracted version of the X86/X64 hardware/BIOS on all modern hardware for the OS layer. 

Starting with the Wikipedia page would be a good intro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACPI